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Old March 12th 07, 02:36 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Andy[_1_]
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Default Using a "GLIDE footprint"

On Mar 12, 5:08 am, "Bill Daniels" bildan@comcast-dot-net wrote:

It simply looks in 48 directions around the compass and computes the maximum
glide in each direction considering wind, polar, McCready, balast and bugs.


Plase confirm this function uses current MC. I browsed the on-line
manual and I thought it said ZERO MC which is not the implementation I
would want.

Is anyone using the terrain functions on an Aero 1550? If so is
performance adequate?

thanks

Andy